Books are one of my greatest passions. Books that are written about my other great passions are truly my favorite.
To some it may seem ridiculous to move an entire personal library across the country, but to me it makes perfect sense. I came across a passage that justifies a personal library in the best way possible:
“A second shock of banality occurs to many people in my condition – that is, people who possess a fairly sizeable library (large enough in my case that someone entering our house can’t help but notice it; actually, it takes up the whole place.) The visitor enters and says, “What a lot of books! Have you read them all?” At first I thought that the question characterized only people who had scant familiarity with books, people accustomed to seeing a couple of shelves with five paperback mysteries and a children’s encyclopedia bought in installments. But experience has taught me that the same words can be uttered also by people above suspicion. It could be said that they are still people who consider a bookshelf as a mere storage place for already read books and do not think of the library as a working tool.” – Umberto Eco
To take stock of the favorites from my own library, and build a working document for tracking new additions, I drafted this post. I’d highly recommend any of these to other. Besides being divided by category, the following are in no particular order.
Science & Nature
Untamed: The Wildest Woman in America and the Fight for Cumberland Island
The Soul of a Doctor: Harvard Medical Students Face Life and Death
Confessions of a Surgeon: The Good, the Bad, and the Complicated…Life Behind the O.R. Doors
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Oceanic
Beneath the Surface: Killer Whales, SeaWorld, and the Truth Beyond Blackfish
Voices in the Ocean: A Journey into the Wild and Haunting World of Dolphins
Diagnosis Mercury: Money, Politics, & Poison
Consuming Ocean Island: Stories of People & Phosphate from Banaba
Saved by the Sea: Hope, Heartbreak, & Wonder in the Blue World
Pacific: Silicon Chips & Surfboards, Coral Reefs & Atom Bombs, Brutal Dictators & Fading Empires
Human Condition
I Have Lived A Thousand Years: Growing Up In The Holocaust
I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
Everything by Mitch Albom
Education & Career
Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies
Christianity
Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God
Everything by C.S. Lewis
The Harbinger: The Ancient Mystery that Holds the Secret of America’s Future
The Shack: Where Tragedy Confronts Eternity
Horse Tales from Heaven: Reflections Along the Trail with God
Fiction & Assorted Others
Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World’s Worst Dog
Little House on the Prairie series
Horsemanship
Horsekeeping on a Small Acerage
The Horse Behavior Problem Solver
The Horse Training Problem Solver
Storey’s Guide to Training Horses
Storey’s Guide to Raising Horses
The Complete Guide to Caring for Your Horse
(Inspired by Zak Slayback’s bookshelf)
Rebecca Sheriff - Reflections 